Types of Presentations and Author Guidelines

Proposal Submissions

Submissions can only be made electronically via the conference management system: please register for this as a new user or use your existing account. All proposals should be submitted under the name of one of the authors (preferably the first author). After the proposals are reviewed, the results will be available via the conference management system. To register as a participant for the conference, please use this system as well.

Different requirements and restrictions regarding length and details apply to the individual types of presentations. Furthermore, for a paper to be published in the conference proceedings, at least one of the authors must participate in the conference and present the paper. No fee will be paid for this. As is customary, conference fees for the authors of conference papers are the same as for all participants.

Papers can be submitted and presented in German and English. The types of presentations are:

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings or in the concomitant poster and workshop proceedings. Author Guidelines must be followed for proposal submissions.

Types of Presentations

A conference covering such a broad spectrum as Mensch & Computer is enhanced by many different presentations. To permit lively, interdisciplinary exchange, the following formats have been planned:

Long Papers (Lectures)

These can be reports on research as well as practical applications. Written presentations must be a total of 8-10 pages in length, including illustrations. Proposals will be submitted and reviewed anonymously. Accepted papers will compete for the M&C Research Prize (Best Paper Award).

Short papers (Posters)

Likewise, papers about research and practical applications can also be presented in this category. These will consist of brief descriptions of research findings and examples of practical applications. We are particularly interested in presentations on innovative concepts and techniques as well as reports on relevant (interim) findings about ongoing work. These need not be completely realized or studied but should rather provide a clear contribution regarding the current state of research or practical applications. Short papers must be no more than four pages long. Submissions will be made anonymously. Short papers will be presented at a poster session and may be discussed at the poster exhibition.

inter|aktion – Interactive Demos

Human-computer interaction thrives on touching, trying, interacting, and experiencing. This is why there is a new category in 2012 for the first time, inter|aktion – the M&C Demo session. Presentations that in previous years have been made in the form of “Exhibits” should now be visibly expanded and should demonstrate how exciting interactive systems in the German-speaking world are evolving. These include fascinating technical demos, innovative types of interaction, creative and also interactive art works. Demo presentations will be prominently presented in their own Demo Session and are intended to stimulate meeting others, testing, replicating, networking, and sharing information. All presentations will be introduced in an extra-short form at a preliminary Demo Mania in the large auditorium, so as to create interest in the individual demo presentations. The following topics, among others, may be presented:

Interactive systems or models of innovative examples of interaction. These can be innovative hardware solutions, interactive concepts or interesting software solutions for different applications. The only stipulation is that these cannot be commercial presentations. Demonstrations of models that accompanied a lecture in the scientific session are also welcome.
Creative, innovative examples of digital media or interactive systems as well as interactive, multimedia or artistic work (for ex., installations, games). Accepted proposals will be entered in the competition for the M&C Design Prize.

Each demo presentation should be submitted via the following types of documents:

Demo/ Short Presentations: Succinctly describe your system or your creative/ artistic work in 2-4 pages. Short presentations should follow the Author Guidelines; however, they should not be submitted anonymously. Presentations are welcome in German as well as English. We also request that you submit an accompanying video, in which the interactive system is shown in action. Demos/ short presentations will be published in the poster and workshop proceedings.
Demo Technical Specifications: This document describes in a concise, structured way the spatial, technical, acoustic, and logistical, if any, requirements for the demo, as well as any special lighting, furniture needed, etc. In the specifications sheet, you should also cover how visitors will interact with your demo/ installation. In this document, please use pictures and sketches for anything that does not have a specificial standard wording. This will not be published and will only be used for the (organizational) review and, for example, balancing issues of space.

Evaluation of the demo presentations will be less strict than for the scientific long papers and will primarily be based on the degree of innovation, an exciting solution to a problem, technical innovation, or creative quality. A major criterion will also be how interactive and inspiring a demo it will prove to be for conference attendees.
An audience award will be given to the best demo presentation, which will be ceremoniously conferred at the end of the conference. So it will be worth your while to wow your audience with your presentation!
You can find additional information in our Call for Papers.
Demo-chairs (and contacts for questions):

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raimund Dachselt (Technische Universität Dresden)
Roman Rädle (Universität Konstanz)

Workshops

Half or full day workshops will take place in tandem with the lectures and will offer an open forum for short presentations, discussions, and joint work. The organization of presentations at a workshop, from invitation to selection, is up to the workshop organizers. As agreed upon by the workshop organizers, papers will be published in their own workshop proceedings. Proposals will not be made anonymously and should please contain:

Title
A brief description of the topic, contents, and goal (maximum two pages)
Information about how this will be organized and accomplished
Target audience and maximum number of participants, if appropriate.

Please use the template in the Author Guidelines. As agreed upon by the organizers, papers of workshops that are accepted may be published in the poster and workshop proceedings.

Tutorials

Before the actual conference takes place on Sunday, 9/11/2012, there will be a tutorial day. Tutorials may be conducted over a half or whole day about various topics. Proposals will not be made anonymously and should please contain:

Title
A brief description of the content and didactic idea (maximum two pages)
Information about the leader(s)
Target audience and maximum number of participants, if appropriate.

Proposals can be introductory or in-depth in nature. Please use the template in the Author Guidelines.

Visions of Human-Computer Interaction in 2025

As part of its own vision session, we would like to invite you to take a look into the future: how will we interact with computers in 2025? It’s not a question here of realized or currently realizable types of human-computer interaction. Dare to gaze into the future. No technical restrictions! Portray your vision in a video and supplement this with a short description. The best visions will be selected by the Program Committee and may be part of the vision session. In addition, the best vision will receive an award. This category applies especially – but not only – to students!

Submissions can be:

Design studies in the form of videos in the following formats: 640×480 pixels, recommended 1280×720 pixels; min. 2 and max. 5 minutes long (with narration or text panels).
1-2 page short description with an author list and references.
Language: German or English

A publication of the results is planned as part of the electronic conference proceedings. The Author Guidelines only apply for the short description here.

Contact persons for questions:
Prof. Rolf Kruse (Fachhochschule Erfurt)
E-Mail: rolf.kruse@fh-erfurt.de

Roman Rädle (Universität Konstanz)
E-Mail: roman.raedle@uni-konstanz.de

Author Guidelines for Preparing Submissions

The proceedings of the Mensch & Computer 2012 Conference will be published in electronic form by Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. A print-on-demand version may also be ordered. Thus the specifications for contributions of proposals are identical to those for Mensch & Computer 2004-2011.

Please submit your proposals anonymously as PDF files for the first review (exception: inter|action/ Demos/ Short presentations). To make proposals anonymous, we recommend the “Advanced -> Redaction” function in the Adobe Acrobat menu. We need your final print version to be print ready as a Word document (from Word 2000 on) and also as a PDF file. Please follow the author instructions and guidelines to produce illustrations. Other formats cannot be accepted.

There is a template available, to make your work easier. It applies to all presentation types. If you use illustrations, please follow the author instructions and guidelines for illustrations:

Author Guidelines (MS WORD)
Author Guidelines (PDF)
Instructions of Illustrations (PDF)

Papers can be submitted and presented in German or English.

Competitions and Prizes

Prizewinners will be announced at the evening event. The following prizes will be awarded.

M&C Research Prize, for the best submission in the long paper category (best paper award)
The Prize for the Usability Evaluation Challenge in the Software Ergonomics section.
Audience Award for the best M&C Poster
Audience Award for the best M&C Demo
M&C Design Prize